Rhodes is an island of Greece located in the Southeastern part of the country, whereas Corfu is another Greece island located in the Ionian Sea. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Rhodes and Corfu regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Rhodes bigger than Corfu?
The total area of Rhodes is 1400.68 sq km, and the total area of Corfu is 610.9 sq km. Rhodes is bigger than Corfu by 789.8 sq km. Rhodes is around 2.3 times bigger than Corfu.
Area of Rhodes: 540.81 sq mi ( 1400.68 km2 )
Area of Corfu: 235.9 sq mi ( 610.9 km2 )
Population
According to Wikipedia, the last known total population of Rhodes as of 2011 was estimated to be around 115,490.
Based on Wikipedia data, the total population of Corfu as of 2011 was estimated to be around 102,071.
Here is some more data comparison between Rhodes and Corfu.
The capital city of Rhodes is Rhodes City, and the capital city of Corfu is Corfu Town.
Official Languages
Rhodes: Greek
Corfu: Greek
Human Development Index
HDI of Rhodes as of 2018: 0.832
HDI of Corfu as of 2018: 0.865
Rhodes Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Corfu Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Rhodes and Corfu are in the same time zones.
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Rhodes:
36° 10′ 0″ N, 27° 56′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Corfu:
39° 35′ 0″ N, 19° 52′ 0″ E
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